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114 <br /> 3.0 <br /> N 2.5 <br /> 0 <br /> V <br /> 2.0 <br /> Z0 <br /> O :1i 1.5 <br /> N J <br /> N � <br /> W 1.0 <br /> 2 <br /> 0.5 gam' <br /> 2005 2019 2030 2050 <br /> 12005 Baseline Business As Usual <br /> Adjusted Business as usual --40—Top 10 Emission Reductions Scenario <br /> --*---Target <br /> -J <br /> FIGURE 1: SUMMARY OF ORANGE COUNTY'S GHG EMISSIONS AND REDUCTION TARGETS <br /> Background <br /> Orange County has set its goals within the context of a strong commitment for <br /> environmental mitigation from state and regional partners. The following describes <br /> several of the State, regional, and local policies that precede and form a foundation for <br /> the County's Plan. <br /> STATE GUIDANCE <br /> North Carolina Executive Order NO. 80 aligns the State to the 2015 Paris Agreement <br /> and the United States Climate Agreement. Further, North Carolina has ratified reduction <br /> targets for carbon emissions to 40%from 2005 levels.'Executive Order 2468 builds upon <br /> the prior order to reduce GHG emissions by 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. <br /> House Bill 9519 authorizes utility companies in North Carolina to take necessary steps <br /> to reduce carbon emissions by 70% from 2005 levels by the year 2030, and to become <br /> carbon neutral in 2050. <br /> https://www.deq.nc.gov/energy-climate/climate-change/nc-climate-change-interagency-council/ <br /> climate-change-clean-energy-plans-progress <br /> 8 https://governor.nc.gov/executive-order-no-246/open <br /> 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021.Session Law 2021-165. House Bill 951 <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY, NC • APPENDICES <br />